Sphrageidus similis (Fuessly, 1775)

Japanese name: モンシロドクガ

English common names are not assigned automatically on this site. Scientific names are used as the primary identifier when available, and Japanese names are shown only as local reference names.

Overview

Scientific name: Sphrageidus similis (Fuessly, 1775)
Japanese name: モンシロドクガ
Group: Moth
Family: Lymantriidae (ドクガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 18
Adult season: 5～6月と8～9月

Summary

Sphrageidus similis (Fuessly, 1775) is documented here as a moth associated with plants recorded in Japan.

The scientific name is used as the primary identifier because a stable English common name is not always available for Japanese taxa.

Family: Lymantriidae (ドクガ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 5～6月と8～9月.

Recorded larval host plants

サクラ
Japanese name: サクラ
Malus pumila var. domestica
Japanese name: リンゴ
Prunus mume
Japanese name: ウメ
Cerasus yedoensis
Japanese name: ソメイヨシノ
Ziziphus jujuba var. inermis
Japanese name: ナツメ
Castanea crenata
Japanese name: クリ
Quercus serrata
Japanese name: コナラ
Quercus acutissima
Japanese name: クヌギ
Wisteria floribunda
Japanese name: フジ
Albizia julibrissin
Japanese name: ネムノキ
Zanthoxylum schinifolium var. schinifolium
Japanese name: イヌザンショウ
Solanum tuberosum
Japanese name: ジャガイモ
Gardenia jasminoides
Japanese name: クチナシ
Fallopia japonica
Japanese name: イタドリ
Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensis
Japanese name: オニグルミ
クワ
Japanese name: クワ
Diospyros kaki
Japanese name: カキノキ
クワ類
Japanese name: クワ類

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Original source note

5～6月と8～9月